Examination of metacognitions and functionality in agoraphobia without comorbidities. [PDF]
BMC PsychiatryBackground Although agoraphobia is considered an independent diagnosis, the literature is limited in studies examining it alone. This study aims to investigate the relationship between agoraphobia, metacognitive beliefs, and functionality and to increase
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Hypnotherapy for agoraphobia—Feasibility and efficacy investigated in a pilot study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 A number of case studies describing hypnotherapy in the treatment of anxiety disorder patients have already been published. Only a few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigated the efficacy of hypnotherapy but focused mainly on symptoms rather ...
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Background: Agoraphobia was described in 1871 as a condition of fear-related alterations in spatial orientation and locomotor control triggered by places or situations that might cause a patient to panic and feel trapped.
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Agoraphobia and panic attacks complicated by primary aldosteronism improved by treatment with eplerenone: a case report [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Primary aldosteronism (PA) is an adrenal gland disease, that induces increased secretion of the mineralocorticoid, aldosterone, resulting in symptoms such as hypertension.
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Evidence for Chronic Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation in Individuals with Agoraphobia from a Population-Based Prospective Study [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Background Anxiety disorders have been linked to an increased risk of incident coronary heart disease in which inflammation plays a key pathogenic role.
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Inferiority or Even Superiority of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy in Phobias?—A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis on Randomized Controlled Trials Specifically Comparing the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Exposure to Gold Standard in vivo Exposure in Agoraphobia, Specific Phobia, and Social Phobia [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 Background: Convincing evidence on Virtual Reality (VR) exposure for phobic anxiety disorders has been reported, however, the benchmark and golden standard for phobia treatment is in vivo exposure.
Theresa F. Wechsler +2 more
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J Med Internet ResBackgroundMobile apps that implement disorder-specific psychotherapy for panic disorder (PD) with and without agoraphobia can be used in real-life situations that trigger symptoms and, therefore, are a promising novel therapeutic tool ...
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Depression and Anxiety, 2015 In DSM‐5, the agoraphobia core symptom criterion has been revised to require fear about multiple situations from across at least two distinct domains in which escape might be difficult or panic‐like symptoms might develop.
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A Mendelian Randomization Study of the Association Between Loud Music Exposure Frequency and Anxiety Disorders in European Populations. [PDF]
Neuropsychiatr Dis TreatFanjuan Meng,1 Jingheng Geng,1 Hang Wu2 1School of Music and Dance, Heze University, Heze, Shandong Province, 274000, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Pharmacy, Heze University, Heze, Shandong Province, 274000, People’s Republic of ...
Meng F, Geng J, Wu H.
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Thought Field Therapy Compared to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Wait-List for Agoraphobia: A Randomized, Controlled Study with a 12-Month Follow-up [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Background: Thought field therapy (TFT) is used for many psychiatric conditions, but its efficacy has not been sufficiently documented. Hence, there is a need for studies comparing TFT to well-established treatments.
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